Perforation of the gastro-intestinal tract due to foreign bodies, intussuscepta, invasive neoplasia, deep ulceration or dehiscence of surgical wounds or biopsy sites. Peritonitis as a result of wound dehiscence is most likely to occur 3-5 days post-operatively.
CryoLife, Inc. The primary objective of this observational study is to evaluate the function (patency) of cryopreserved saphenous vein allografts used as coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) for patients with occlusive coronary artery disease.
Saphenous veins could be used to graft any coronary artery site. By the mid- 1980s, with CABG being done increasingly often throughout the world and with 10- to 15-year follow-up experience available, two extremely important observations were made.